Mouse-trap.



H. PIBRINI.

MOUSE TRAP. APPLICATION FILED APR. 25, 1914. 1,126,563, Patented Jan.26, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom fit may concern:

Be it known that l., lalnarennr Pieroni. a subject of the lling ofitaly., and a resident'of lledleaf, in the county of hicot anal State offri-kansas, have invented a. new and useful lrnprovement in Mouse-Traps,lof which the followingis a specilication.

This invention relates to an improvement in animal traps, and moreparticularly to an improved mouse trap.

@ne ofthe principalobjects of the invention is to provide an animal traphaving a platform adapted to tip under the Weight of an animal, forprecipitating the animal int-o a receptacle, and having means forautomatically resetting the platform so that it will ali'ays be readyfor use.

Another object of the invention is to pio vide a trap of the classdescribed@ which will he durable, eilicient in operation, sanitary, andinexpensive to manufacture.

With these and vother objects vin View which will become apparent as theescription. proceeds, the invention resides in 'the construction.,Conihi'IiatiOmanKl arrangement of parts hereinafter more fnlly describedanal claimed ancl illustrated in the accompanying drawingA in, whichlike characters of reference indicate like parte, throughout the severalfigiires.l of which Figure l, represents atop plan View of the trap,Fig. Q, represents a vertical longitudinal central sectional vienY takentherethrough, and Fig. 3, represents adetail perspective View showingthe construction-of the latch spring.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 'the hase of the' trap isinfile-ated at 5, and comprises a rectangular or other snitably shaped.block of Wood or other material, and the block has secured to itsopposite ends, the ends of a length of wire, bent so as to form arms il,extending laterally of block 5, and'snpporting at a distance therefrom aplatform Q@ on which suitable bait may be placed, Dsaid platform beingformed of. a strip of metal bent at its edges aroiincl the Wire as shownin Fig. 2. vThe YWireis bent at its central portion in sach shape thatthe platform ,will he triangular in shape, but it will be nntlerstooflthatv thel 'wirev may be lient on a regalar carve or in other suitableand attractive form.

Secured upon the top of the hlocl;7 in spaced and parallel relation, andextenfling laterally therefrrm) in the saine direction as, and betweenarms 6, are a pair of rods or Wires 8, which at their outer ends are4bent slightly toward each other as at l), and liattened as at l0, toprovide bearings for l1, which are positioned in the longitilclinaledges of a tiltiifig),` platform anal exe actly opposite each other,saiel pins being disposedL at a short {list-ance to one side of 'themedial lateralxline of the tilting plat* forni, so that the n theplatforrn on one side ofthe pivot pins is somewhatgreater than theWeight of the platform on the other side. 'iho rear ends of arns il androds 8, are sharpened and 1nent at right angles, so that they may beAdriven in. the block 5, indicated at anclsfaples or oth,ei"suital lefastening means le. may e utilized `for securing place.

The late-ral e? S and hetneei'f. rhein, is reces? Spanning; said reeessa len rofl 16i on which is pivoteo tl l?. This spring is preferablyjornieclL el' a single piece of resilient wire, hentso as to forni asnhstan"ally' Uhapeil tongue. porf ing from roel lf3 away from the armsanti rorls .in

tion i8, "Broye bloei: the einls of the realli nt wire being coiled, as19 ahont the rorls lf3, and being then bent at rirjht to tongue i8, vasas '20, and. forinefl into loops 21 which normally bear againstV thebottom of recess l5. The diameter of. spirals 'i9 is considerahlygreater than the diameter' of red 1G so that' the latch is free torotate thereon, ancl the Weight of the latch is'so disposed that theloops 2l are normally seatecl against the .floor of the recess.

XVhen in normal position: the longer enel of tiltingplatform l2.i isrlisposecl horizon tally toward hloclr 5 and barely engages at "Upon themovement an animal on 'to wie opposite or shorter its end over tongue i.of

95. will be enou h to rotate the same until the end of the tiltingplatform, the weight of the animal will immediately overcome the weightof the longer portion of the platn form, hence tilting the platform asindicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2 and precipi v-tating .the animalinto a receptacle, not

shown, which may be placed at a convenlent distance below' thetrap, saidreceptacle being filled with water if so desired.

The momentum imparted to the platform heav-y end o the latform movesabove the l I claim:

' the invention and pivot pins 11 an passes them, whereupon the weightof the heavy-end Will swing the platfrom around until the end engagesbeneath tongue 18, and upon further movementwill raisey the tongue toallow passage .of the heavy end beyond the'same, whereupon the tonguewill fall back into normal osition and the momentum of the platfornaviiig been spent, the heavy end will settle back u on the top of the'tongue 18, and

since he latch is made of spring metal,l

there 'still be no shocks which might tend to disturbl the delicateadjustment of the trap. 'Thedistance between the block 5, and the baitplatform is great enough to allow free 'rotation of the tiltingplatform,'and the length of the shorter end ofthe platform is such' thatsaid end upon rotation of the latform will pass the latch Withoutstriking tongue 18. g The block is provided near its ends with openings22, to receive screws o'r other fastoning means for securing the trap toa shelf or other object at a distance from the floor, or to receive asuitable clamp 23, as indi- ,cated in the drawing, by means of which thetrap may be clamped to a shelf, a chair, a

claims.

l. A. trap comprising a base block, a bait platform, arms connecting`them, av tilting platform disposed .between ythe @inta form and theblock, means forlrotitahly.

supporting the platform in such fnmnner that one end is slightly heavierthan thev opposite end, said basev lol-ochr provided with a recess, a.rod spanningtho recess and a latch to, a tilting platform disposedbetween said base block and bait platform, means for r0- vtatablysupporting said tilting platform in such a manner that one end of thesameis slightly heavier than the opposite end, av

spring latch pivotally supported upon said base block, the heavier endof said tilting platform normally resting upon said latch, said platformadapted to be rotated upon the placing of a Weight on the lighter endtheiof, and adapted to automatically reset itse 3. A trap comprising abase block, means for securing the same to a suitable object, a baitplatform, meansfor securingthe latter in spaced relation to said baseblock,a rotatable tilting platform, means for supporting the same, and alatch operable independently of the bait platform land ada ted toprevent rotation of said tilting plat orm in one direction, and to yieldunder pressure of said tilting platform when the latter is rotated inthe opposite direction. 1

.4. A ltrap comprising a base, a bait platform disposed inspacedrelation thereto, a tiltingr platform rotatably positioned between saidbase and bait platform, and means independent ofthe bait platform fornormally holding said tilting platform in set position, said meansadapted to yield under pressure of said tilting platform, said tiltingplatform being heavier on one side of its pivot point than on the other.

5. A trap including abase block, and a tilting platform disposedadjacent the same,

means for rotatably supporting the platform in such manner that one endof the same is heavier than the other, said base block provided With arecess, a rod spanning the recess and a latch pivoted on said rod, saidlatch comprising a ,strip of wire ,bent to form a substantially U-shapedtongue, said wire at its ends being coiled around said rod and bent atright angles to the tongue and provided with loops `normally restingagainst the floor of the recess, saidtongue adapted to normally supportthe heavier end of the tilting platform, said latch lupon rotation ofsaid platform adapted to allow rm in one direction'but to preventpassage the same in'fthe opposite direction.

A trap including a. base, a bait suporting element, a rotatable tiltingplat- `the passage ofthe heavier enid of the platorm j ournaied''oifcenter adjacent the base,

and automatic' )means independent of the baitsupport'ing-element for'normally maintaining the tilting platform in set position,

iy mums. :1 mtiuv platform jmirmllud oil cen- 111. :nul mums adapted toviclll under pres uw ul' llm :'utui'y plntim'ni nml automaticallyopcl'nllng indepen l0ntl-v of the bult supporting means to maintain therotary platform m set positlon and to reset the m-- 3G tzu'y platform.

HUMBERT HERNI.

Witnesses z THOS. G. HARDIE, C. D. OWENS.

